SKYCITY to Present Short Film Screenings

SKYCITY Auckland’s Bar3 is set to play host
to a line-up of some of New Zealand’s most critically
acclaimed short films throughout July, in support of the New
Zealand Screen Awards 2005. The special screenings will take
place on the evenings of Wednesday 6, 13 and 20 July in Bar3
from 6.30pm.

SKYCITY is the proud sponsor of the Best
Short Film category in the New Zealand Screen Awards, and
Bar3 will be showing two of the finalists Closer and No
Ordinary Sun.

Closer is a coming of age drama about a
teenage boy dealing with the death of his sister. The film
was one of only 10 official selections in the short film
section at the recent Cannes Festival. Closer is a finalist
not only for Best Short Film, but also for Best Performance
in a Short Film. No Ordinary Sun features a man living in an
isolated hut who makes the discovery that will change the
lives of everyone on the planet. The film is up for Best
Short Film, Best Script for a Short Film and Best Technical
Contribution to a Short Film (two nominations).

The films
range in genre from comedy to drama, to science fiction,
documentary and animation.

The New Zealand Screen Awards
are led by the Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand and are
positioned as the premier film and television industry
awards in New Zealand. The ceremony in which the winners
will be announced will be held at SKYCITY Auckland’s Theatre
on Tuesday 27 July. This inaugural event is about
recognising the fantastic achievements of all finalists and
the industry as a whole.

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